Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller, right, shakes hands with Melisa St. John, granddaughter of Clifford Battles, during the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Va., July 12, 2017. Battles joined the National Football League in 1931 and played for the Boston Braves until 1937, and served as an Athletic and Recreation Officer in the Marine Corps from 1943 to 1952.

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